ceifa

Galician

Etymology

From Arabic صَيْف (ṣayf, “summer”). Cognate with Portuguese ceifa and Maltese sajf.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈθɛj.fɐ/, (western) /ˈsɛj.fɐ/

Noun

ceifa f (plural ceifas)

  1. harvesting
    Synonyms: sega, seitura, sementeira, anada

References
  • “ceifa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.

Portuguese

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsej.fɐ/ [ˈseɪ̯.fɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsej.fa/ [ˈseɪ̯.fa]
 

  • Hyphenation: cei‧fa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic صَيْف (ṣayf, “summer”).[1][2] Cognate with Galician ceifa (“harvesting”) and Maltese sajf (“summer”).

Noun

ceifa f (plural ceifas)

  1. (agriculture) harvesting
    Synonyms: colheita, safra, sega, segada
  2. (agriculture) harvest season
  3. (figuratively) devastation, mortality
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ceifa

  1. inflection of ceifar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

References
  1. “ceifa” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. “ceifa” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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